How Milwaukee is transforming the Wisconsin Center into a giant vaccination clinic
It s expected to be up and running by next Tuesday.
and last updated 2021-01-08 23:22:30-05
MILWAUKEE â Preparations have begun to turn the Wisconsin Center into a COVID-19 vaccination site, Milwaukee city officials said by Tuesday.
Mayor Tom Barrett said they are using the space because the city will see dramatic increases in the number of vaccines it receives.
The City of Milwaukee reported 120 employees have been vaccinated since receiving 100 doses earlier this week. The 120 included employees in the city s 1A group with the Milwaukee Health Department and EMS workers with Milwaukee Fire.
As of Friday morning, Jan. 8, 75 firefighter-paramedics with the Wauwatosa Fire Department received their first of two Moderna shots roughly 80% of the department.
Wisconsin Center to be used to administer COVID-19 vaccines, officials say
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and last updated 2021-01-07 16:49:20-05
MILWAUKEE â Milwaukee city and county officials expect hundreds more COVID-19 vaccines to arrive within next week, and said they plan to use the Wisconsin Center as a site to administer the doses.
Mayor Tom Barrett explained during a press conference Thursday that they received 100 doses of the Pfizer vaccine on Wednesday. More than half of those doses have been allocated to frontline workers. Another 800 doses are expected to arrive next week, Barrett said.
The process is fragile, as health officials need to maintain the freshness of the doses, which expire within 120 hours if not properly stored.